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About Lightstone Private Wealth

Experience Matters

For over 30 years, Lightstone has been a leader in real estate development, investment, and wealth management in the U.S.

Alignment of Interests

Lightstone creates alignment of interests with its EB-5 investors by investing its own funds in each of its developments.

A Company You Can Trust

$6.5 Billion
Real estate portfolio

+ $530 Million
EB-5 Raised

+ $557 Million
Insurance platform

$1.36 Billion
REITs

Executive Team

David Lichtenstein

Chairman & CEO

Mitchell C. Hochberg

President and COO

Jonathan Rabinow

Chief Investment Officer

Seth D. Molod

Executive VP & CFO

Joseph E. Teichman

Executive VP & General Counsel

Scott Avram

Senior VP of Development

David Lichtenstein

Chairman & CEO
Lightstone

David Lichtenstein is Chairman and CEO of Lightstone, which he founded in 1988. He is responsible for directing all aspects of the acquisition, financing and management of the company’s diverse portfolio. Mr. Lichtenstein was appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. The NYCEDC is New York City’s primary economic development vehicle. Mr. Lichtenstein is a founder of the Friendship House, an organization that provides housing for families of sick children and adults in the Greater New York City area.

Mitchell C. Hochberg

President and COO
Lightstone

Mitchell C. Hochberg is President and COO of Lightstone. He has over 30 years of experience in real estate development and operations. He founded and for 20 years served as the Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Communities, a premier residential developer in the United States. Thereafter, he served as President of Ian Schrager Company, a developer of innovative luxury hotels. Mr. Hochberg currently serves on the Board of Directors of Belmond Ltd. (NYSE: BEL; formerly Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.), as Chairman of the Investment Committee and member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees.

Mr. Hochberg received his law degree as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia University School of Law. He is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance.

Jonathan Rabinow

Chief Investment Officer
Lightstone

Jonathan Rabinow is Chief Investment Officer of Lightstone Investments. Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Rabinow served as Managing Director of Argent Ventures. Previously he was Head of Investments at RXR Realty, where he led a team who invested in over $5 billion of assets. He also served as Vice President of a Warburg Pincus real estate investment fund. He was the Treasurer of Sirius Satellite Radio where he managed the company’s capital markets activities including a recapitalization of the company with Blackstone and Apollo Global Management.

Mr. Rabinow holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Seth D. Molod

Executive VP & CFO
Lightstone

Seth D. Molod, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lightstone, where he is responsible for overseeing and managing all corporate finance operations. Prior to joining Lightstone he served as Chair, Real Estate Services; and Executive Committee member at Berdon LLP. Mr. Molod brings over 25 years of extensive experience advising some of the nation’s most prominent real estate owners, developers, managers, and investors in both commercial and residential projects. He has advised privately held real estate companies as well as institutional investors, REITs, and other public companies.

Mr. Molod received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Muhlenberg College. He is licensed as a certified public accountant in New Jersey and in New York.

Joseph E. Teichman

Executive VP & General Counsel
Lightstone

Joseph E. Teichman, Esq., is the General Counsel of Lightstone. Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Teichman practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, in New York, focusing on corporate finance.

Mr. Teichman holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Beth Medrash Govoha.

Scott Avram

Senior VP of Development
Lightstone

Scott J. Avram is the Senior Vice President of Development responsible for all aspects of operational oversight of Lightstone’s development platform. Before joining Lightstone, Mr. Avram was responsible for the operational oversight of Toll Brothers’ City Living Division. Specific responsibilities included successful supervision of all development, sales, marketing, construction, and financial management for projects in New York City and the surrounding area. Mr. Avram joined Toll Brothers in 2004 as a manager of large scale suburban single-family developments in New Jersey.

Mr. Avram graduated with Honors from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Honors Program and graduated with Honors from New York University with a Master’s of Science in Real Estate. He is based in New York City.

Investor Relations Team

D. Oliver Martineau

Head of Asia Capital Markets

Cindy Lee

Director, South Korea

David Amaro

Director, North America

Oliver Marks

Director, Hong Kong

Anthony Kong

Director, China

Bansri Smeltz

Investor Relations Manager

D. Oliver Martineau

Head of Asia Capital Markets
Lightstone

D. Oliver Martineau is the Head of Asia – Capital Markets for Lightstone Private Wealth. Prior to joining Lightstone, he was the Director of Projects for Minqiang Group, a leading developer in the US and China. Previously he was a founding partner of Au Group, a Beijing-based real estate and EB-5 consulting firm whose clients included three of the largest real estate brokerages in China. Overall, he has helped to facilitate the raising of over $300 million of EB-5 capital over the last 7 years. Mr. Martineau holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Vanderbilt University. He is fluent in English, French and Mandarin.

Cindy Lee

Director, South Korea
Lightstone

Cindy Lee is responsible for Lightstone’s investor relations activities in South Korea. Prior to joining Lightstone, Ms. Lee worked in international recruitment and consulting for higher education across South Korea, Japan, and Mongolia. Ms. Lee also worked at Arthaland Developer in Manila where she was responsible for investment fund raising from individual and institutional investors. Ms. Lee has extensive experience in international admissions for medical and health and sciences schools and began her career in nutritional science research.

Ms. Lee has Bachelor of Science degrees in Nutrition from the Seoul Health & Science Eulji University and Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Philippines Women’s University. Ms. Lee is fluent in Korean and Tagalog. She is based in Seoul, South Korea.

David Amaro

Director, North America
Lightstone

David Amaro is the Director of North America and Latin America. Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Amaro worked at LCR Capital Partners where he helped establish their EB-5 offices in Brazil, India, and South Africa. Previously, he was with Voya Financial and Barclays.

Mr. Amaro holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy with a specialization in International Finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Amaro is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Portuguese. He is based in Miami.

Oliver Marks

Director, Hong Kong
Lightstone

Oliver Marks is responsible for Lightstone’s investor relations activities in Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Marks worked throughout Asia in consulting and business development. In 2016, Mr. Marks founded his own consulting company in Hong Jong and has worked on securing over $50MM in EB-5 capital.

Mr. Marks holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mandarin and Business Management from The University of Sheffield. Mr. Marks has business fluency in Mandarin. He is based in Hong Kong

Anthony Kong

Director, China
Lightstone

Anthony Kong is responsible for investor relations activities in the People’s Republic of China. Previously, Mr. Kong was the Director of Projects for Washington Regional Center, one of the first regional center operators in the industry. Mr. Kong has worked on securing approximately $100MM in EB-5 capital.

Mr. Kong holds a Master of Management degree from North China University of Science and Technology. Mr. Kong is fluent in Mandarin. He is based in Shanghai, China.

Bansri Smeltz

Investor Relations Manager
Lightstone

Bansri Smeltz is the Investor Relations Manager. She is responsible for investor onboarding and relationship management. Ms. Smeltz is also involved in the development and implementation of the marketing and communication strategies for Lightstone Private Wealth. Prior to Lightstone, Ms. Smeltz worked in investor relations at American Immigration, LLC where she was responsible for global investor relations and marketing throughout South Asia, the Middle East, and the United States.

Ms. Smeltz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and English, with specializations in Psychology and Comparative Literature from Rutgers University. Ms. Smeltz is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi. She is based in New York City.

Lightstone Properties and Global Offices

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Why EB-5 Investors Choose Lightstone Private Wealth

Confidence

100% of conditional Green Card applications submitted for Lightstone projects have been approved by USCIS.

Achieve your
Dreams

Lightstone guarantees the completion of Lightstone Towers and to return the funds of an investor if his initial petition is denied.

Transparency

All EB-5 funds are audited by an outside CPA. All investor petitions reviewed by third party attorney.

You and Your Family

You are important - Lightstone has a global EB-5 team available to speak with individual investors in their native languages.

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